Archive - Jul 2013 - News Article

July 31, 2013

By

CHRISTOPHER ROY

COVENTRY â€“ Route 14 was closed for a period of time Wednesday after a fully loaded dump truck caught fire.
Keith Valley was hauling a load of gravel for Gray's Paving and Sealing when the incident happened. For more about what happened, read Thursday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for Aug. 1, 2013.

July 31, 2013

By

CHRISTOPHER ROY

LOWELL â€“ Tuesday evening, voters 51 to 15 rejected a proposal for All Earth Renewables of Shelburne to install a solar array behind the town office building. The town would have leased one acre of land to the company for 20 years with option to buy in seven years. In return, the company would pay 10 percent of Lowell's electric bill for town owned buildings.
For more of this story, read Thursday's edition of The Newport Express for Aug. 1, 2013.

July 30th

July 30, 2013

By

CHRISTOPHER ROY

NEWPORT CITY - Anyone passing by the fire station Sunday afternoon would have seen a fire truck parked outside with the words "Coventry Vol. Fire CO," written on the sides.Â
For more of the story see Wednesday's Express.

July 30, 2013

By

LAURA CARPENTER

DERBY - The Village of Derby Center is appealing Judge Howard VanBenthuysen decision in a recent law suit. The Village of Derby Center billed Newport for water that was allocated or reserved for the city, not the actual amount used. The matter went before the courts and the judge ruled in favor of Newport. The city said that being billed for the allocation was in violation of the 1997 contract with the village. The village Clerk Betsy Bumps said that VanBenthuysenâ€™s decision was â€śnot proper,â€ť and that his decision was contrary to a different judgeâ€™s decision on the same issue.

July 29th

July 29, 2013

By

SUSAN DAVIS & CHRIS ROY

NEWPORT â€“ Carlton Bickford, 76, of Glover, entered a not guilty plea to first degree murder in the shooting death of his friend Rachel Coburn, 72, of Barton. He was ordered held without bail. Bickford, head bowed, left the crowded courtroom with the despondent air of a man who had already been sentenced.

July 29, 2013

By

CHRISTOPHER ROY

NEWPORT CITY â€“ An electric scooter caused a strong burning smell at Bel-Aire Center Friday. It was strong enough for staff at the center to call the fire department. Read about this story in Tuesday's edition of The Newport Daily Express for July 30, 2013.

July 28, 2013

July 28, 2013

Check out our special edition of photos from local residents and area photographers showcasing daily life in the Northeast Kingdom, on Pages 1, 3, 10 & 11 of The Newport Daily Express for Monday, July 29, 2013.

July 28, 2013

By

CHRISTOPHER ROY

BARTON - A 76-year-old Glover man will be in Orleans County Criminal Court today to answer a charge of first degree murder. Friday afternoon, Carlton Bickford went to the Lyndonville Police Department to report that he had shot and killed a woman. Lyndonville Police contacted the state police, who responded and questioned Bickford. They then went to the home of Rachel Coburn, 72, of West Street in Barton, where they found Coburn's body inside the home.
For more of this story, read The Newport Daily Express for Monday, July 29, 2013.